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It's much more subtle than that. Countersteering merely nudges the bike a tiny bit, basically throwing it out of balance so it leans into the turn. The reason w
by analog31 4y ago
It's much more subtle than that. Countersteering merely nudges the bike a tiny bit, basically throwing it out of balance so it leans into the turn. The reason why it's mentioned as being counterintuitive is that it's even too slight for someone to notice if they're watching you ride. And people who have been riding for a long time may be doing it without realizing what's happening in detail.
In fact I suspect that you also countersteer to ride straight, i.e., making the slight corrections that keep you on a straight course.
- wruza 4y agoThere’s no realistic way to drive straight (unstable equilibrium), so “straight” is really waving around it constantly. People who ride on easy mode (i.e. no hard tricks or turns) just learn to wait for a correct phase to start turning without realizing it. You don’t have to steer anywhere to start a turn, in a sense. You’re always turning and only have to stop countersteering at the right moment.